Mobile work equipment

2 Employees carried on mobile work equipment - Regulation 25 

Where there is a risk of overturning it must be minimized by  

Where self-propelled work equipment may involve risks while in motion they shall have  

5 Rollover and falling object protection structures (ROPS and FOPS) 

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Rolling over of mobile work equipment -Regulation 26... 

Where seizure of the drive shaft between mobile work equipment and its accessories or anything towed is likely to involve a risk to safety ... 

Retrofitting of roll-over protective structures, restraining systems and their attachment points to mobile work equipment. MISC175 HSE Books, 1999... 

Altiiough rider operated reach and counterbalance trucks are the most common in use, the operating conditions that apply to them also largely apply to other types of truck. Legislative requirements for the safe operation of mobile work equipment are contained in part III of PUWER 98 and include ... 

PUWER also has specific requirements covering mobile work equipment and power presses. These are not covered in this summary. 

The 1998 Regulations came into effect on 5 December 1998. The requirements in respect of mobile work equipment in Regulations 25 to 30 do not apply to such equipment provided for use in the establishment or undertaking before 5 December 1998 until 5 December 2002. 

Regulation 26 deals v4th risks arising from roll-over while the equipment is travelling. Where there is a risk to an employee riding on mobile work equipment from its rolling over, it must be minimised by ... 

Where there is a risk of anyone being carried by mobile work equipment being crushed by its rolling over, the... 

Drive shafts are covered by Regulation 30. These are devices conveying power from mobile work equipment to... 

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